How to Use puppy in a Sentence

puppy

noun

• Our dog just had four puppies.
• The puppies were too small to climb out of the tote, which was not covered with a lid.
  — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
• Sonny the puppy takes notice and bounds back into the picture.
  — Glenn Whippentertainment Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2022
• One person lost their puppy and was able to find him thanks to an AirTag on his collar.
  — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE.com, 27 July 2022
• The puppy was recovered through the car’s sunroof, police said.
  — Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 29 July 2022
• Huston’s beloved dog, Macy, had given birth to a litter of puppies, most of which had died in the empty home.
  — Stephanie McBee, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2024
• The sweet, protective dog the Horns adopted as a watchful foster puppy is 10 years old now.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022
• After spending a few minutes playing with the family's new puppy, David jumped on the bus and headed off to school.
  — Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com, 22 July 2022
• It’s about an anthropomorphic puppy growing up with her family.
  — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 13 Aug. 2022
• This adorable animated show ran for five seasons and took us along as Spot, the iconic yellow puppy, went on a series of adventures.
  — Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 3 Oct. 2024
• Five years after adopting the puppy, Butler was scrolling through Facebook and spotted a post from a local pet adoption network.
  — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2022
• Gregory's a friendly gargoyle, with a personality closer to a puppy than a dragon.
  — Alex Raiman, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2022
• The president has a German shepherd named Commander who arrived at the White House as a puppy last year.
  — Chris Megerian, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2022
• After working with the organization, Hernandez found the perfect puppy for her children, who had wanted a dog for years.
  — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 27 July 2022
• If, once your puppy reaches adulthood, excessive barking continues, this may be a sign of an ailment and should be treated as a possible reason for a vet checkup.
  — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2022
• The shelter's Facebook page was active on Wednesday, advertising a litter of puppies for adoption.
  — Liam Rappleye, Detroit Free Press, 27 Sep. 2024
• Comparing it with the second image in the series (below) — in which the young girl has one too many fingers — the puppy’s muzzle has a different coloration and the boat is a different shape and color.
  — Lars Daniel, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
• On a concrete barricade separating the bicycle lane from pedestrians, a family take photos of their French bulldog puppy.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2022
• Drew said the puppies were in bad shape, and one was on the brink of death.
  — Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2024
• Brown, the man who had dug a trench, stroked a small puppy.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2023
• Six 8-week old puppies inside the shed died in the fire.
  — Katia Parks, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2023
• The clip ends with the mom dog cuddling with her 11 new puppies.
  — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024
• And the fact that that puppy was Chris Evans was even funnier.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2023
• Parsad's new husky puppy, Nina, who was in the car with the teenagers, was found dead in the front seat.
  — Elena Santa Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2023
• The first half of the game will be played by the kittens of each squad, and the second half will be played by the puppies.
  — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 30 Jan. 2024
• The stern glare that made their puppy have accidents in the house.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2023
• The puppies are split into two teams: Team Fluff and Team Ruff.
  — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2024
• The handling is pure BMW, which is to say more fun than Labrador puppies.
  — William Jeanes, Car and Driver, 28 Apr. 2023
• This was the first reunion for the dogs since they were taken home as puppies.
  — Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 27 Sep. 2023
• But nobody else was around, and puppies were stuck in there.
  — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 26 Oct 2024